“Caitlyn, it’s impressive how you and Aleah did that project while the other little ones were napping. I love the pin cushion – every sewer needs one, and it was easy for Aleah to make herself. I’m thinking I need to get this book, especially since Zoe is really into sewing. Thanks for sharing your creative life with us!”

Congratulations Becky Trip- If you get your address to me I will be sure to mail to book out to you ASAP- maybe in between naps again =)

And for those of you who didn’t win a book- I hope to have another giveaway soon.

Here we are with a book giveaway. Get excited, get very excited. Just leave a comment and you might get this book!

Part of this book is teaching kids the steps to getting organized and safety procedures involved in using a sewing machine. Some of the first project this book involves is crafts to get you ready to be succesful in your future sewing adventures.

Aleah wanted to make a pin cushion to get her prepared to be a super sewing girl.

The only thing we changed is instead of using stuffing for the filling we used rice so it can double as a bean bag for games when we take out the pins and need a bean bag like item.

There were MANY cooler things we could have made but we squeezed this project into the time where Hudson AND Sophi were napping. All the while hoping they would stay sleeping long enough for us to get this finished.

It is a wonderful compilation of sewing projects and I am itching to try ALL of them. And it just hit the shelves a few weeks ago! How cool are we to be able to take a look at this book?

Look at all these projects ranging from dresses and shirts to quilts and purses.

This book includes 30 renowned sewing and quilting designers are featured including Ty Pennington, Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett, Tula Pink and Suede, to name a few. In addition to their styles they offer commentaries on their experiences with heart disease and tips and tricks to lead heart-healthy lives.

This book is dedicated to raising awareness in preventing heart disease. Did you all know that heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the US?

I may have a book giveaway for this in the very near future, if all the stars align.

I usually like to have one project to show from the book to show you, but I am afraid this kid will be born before I get my act together so I am just going to show you this incredible book and hope for the best.

Go and buy it and hopefully soon I can have a book giveaway so you can give the extra book to a friend.

What a great cause of preventing heart disease. It even has healthy recipes and helpful ways to keep your heart healthy-

Thank you to Cassandra the marketing coordinator for thinking of us and to Laura Zander for making such a wonderful book.

The preschoolers take a nap each day after lunch. The requirements for the mat for them to sleep on was that it had to be able to fit into a 2 gallon ziplock bag. Yeah, I definitely did not follow that rule, but goll darn Aleah is going to have a comfy place to take her naps at school.

Aleah’s mat sitting in school

I searched online for what a nap mat should look like and this is what I came across:

this cost $20 and I’ll give you another $20 if you think a kid could get a good rest on this sucker

I found this at target’s website and it was more of what I was thinking but it was $45! That is crazy!

So I decided to make one for Aleah myself. I made it in one afternoon nap time and then after bed time for a few hours.

My grandma made me a beautiful blanket a few years ago. It is VERY thick so not that great for laying on laps but perfect for the padding of a nap mat! (don’t worry she won’t mind its new purpose)

I tied together the blanket with some yarn so it wouldn’t bunch up weird

The blanket it two sheets thick for her body and four thick for her head

(I suppose I could tidy up my sewing room a bit)

Roxy thought I made her a new kitty bed. Sorry cat. This one is for Aleah, but thanks for trying it out!

Sweet Kitty

Even Sophers had to try out the comfy flannel spot.

The whole family survived the first week of school. And I think it made it a tiny bit easier to send her to school knowing she had a cozy place to rest during her afternoons away from me.